re-animation was my first response to coco fronsac‘s work. for her prolific photographic interventions she utilises historic portraits and images which she augments, paints, cuts and do whatever else to. in the process she introduces a new context and communicates her sensibilities around families and individuality. with an apparent modesty and a sincere confidence she creates her series of images around these often repeated themes that dominate her oeuvre. since i’ve always believed history and mortality to be two sides of the same coin, coco’s work obviously struck a chord. the different groups of photo manipulations are distinguished by technique and message. the metaphoric result being intimate portraits that bridge the gap between nostalgia and reflection. working in an automatic associative manner, her work might lean towards the surreal, but i prefer to look at it as a more personal expression. to me the nostalgic context of the images and the improvised alterations succeed in creating a layered narrative which seeks to explore a deeper meaning. her interpretations of masks and the whole or partial hiding of of bodies, eyes and faces create those unknown possibilities which i always love in art: part exposed and part obscured…